Mary Mc Ewen
about 1753–
Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
The Life of Mary
Mary Mc Ewen was born about 1753, in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. She married James Cowan on 11 August 1774. They were the parents of at least 5 sons.
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Family Time Line
James Cowan
1749–
Mary Mc Ewen
1753–
Marriage: 11 August 1774
Charles
1777–
John
1779–
Daniel Cowan
1780–
Duncan
1780–
Edmiston
1789–
Spouse and Children
1749–Male
1753–Female
MARRIAGE
11 August 1774
11 August 1774
children
(5)
1777–Male
1779–Male
1780–Male
1780–Male
1789–Male
World Events (6)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 49
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1811 · The Tron Riot
Age 58
The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.
1815
Age 62
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
1 Vietnamese: unexplained.2 Shortened form of any of the many Scottish and Irish surnames formed with Gaelic mac ‘son of’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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